tamped
Packed with force
Tamped is the past tense of tamp, meaning to pack down by repeated light blows or pressure.
You tamp soil around a newly planted shrub, tamp tobacco into a pipe bowl, or tamp down explosives in a borehole.
Figuratively, to tamp down is to suppress or restrain: Officials tried to tamp down rumors of a scandal.
Filled to capacity
- compressedReduced by pressure
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- compactedPressed into less space
- pressedPushed or smoothed flat
pounded · rammed · settled · firmed · densified · consolidated · leveled · mallet
Replacing excavated material
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- soilGround matter for planting
- subgradeSoil layer supporting pavement
- foundationUnderlying support structure
earthwork · pavement · subbase · aggregate · roadbed · trench · concrete · asphalt
Espresso brewing handle
- groundsBasis for justification
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- baristaProfessional café drink maker
- extractionAct of removing
crema · dosing · leveling · distribution · pull · shot · basket · coffee
packed
Filled to capacity
- compressedReduced by pressure
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- compactedPressed into less space
pressed · pounded · rammed · settled · firmed · densified · consolidated · leveled · mallet · ramming
backfill
Replacing excavated material
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- soilGround matter for planting
- subgradeSoil layer supporting pavement
foundation · earthwork · pavement · subbase · aggregate · roadbed · trench · concrete · asphalt · ballast
portafilter
Espresso brewing handle
extraction · crema · dosing · leveling · distribution · pull · shot · basket · coffee · espresso
tobacco
Dried smoking leaf
filling · ember · ash · briar · meerschaum · stem · poking · lighting
blasting
Explosive material removal
stemming · detonation · dynamite · quarry · mining · drilling · packing · fuse · blasthole
- compressedcompressed, compacted, squeezed, squashed, crushed
- tamp downPress down firmly
- witness tamperingIllegally influencing trial observers
- vote tamperingIllegally altering electoral results
- jury tamperingIllegally influencing trial panelists
- tamping downPressing to compact
- evidence tamperingCorrupting material proof